The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports

The chapter of the meaning of a noun

The chapter of the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem»

Another chapter regarding the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah»

The chapter of the meaning of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He

The chapter of the meaning of the One

The meaning of «al-Samad»

The meaning of the Saying of the Imams, peace be upon them, that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is a Thing

The meaning of «Glorified be Allah»

The meaning of Monotheism and Justice

The meaning of «Allah is Greater»

The chapter of the meaning of the First and the Last

The meaning of terms mentioned in the Book and the Tradition about Monotheism

The meaning of the satisfaction of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and His wrath

The meaning of guidance, aberration, success and abandonment from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He

The meaning of «There is no force nor strength except by Allah»

The meaning of the separated letters at the beginning of the chapters of the Qur’an

The meaning of evening above the Throne

The meaning of the Throne and the Chair

The meaning of the Tablet and the Pen

The meaning of the scales by which the deeds of the servants are measured

The meaning of the Path

The meaning of the letters of the Adhan and Iqamah

The meaning of the letters of the alphabet

The meaning of the letters of sentences

The meaning of the names of the Prophets and Messengers, peace be upon them, and other than that

The meaning of the names of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and his Household, peace be upon them

The meaning of the names of Muhammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams, peace be upon them

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, Hasan and Hussain: «You are the ones considered weak after me»

The meaning of terms mentioned about the characteristic of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of Two Weighty Things and the Family

The meaning of aal, ahl, ‘itra  and ummah

The meaning of the Clear Imam

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon that, that he is the Master of the Arabs

The meaning of the marriage of the Light to the Light

The meaning of the one who wrongs himself, the moderate and the forerunner

The meaning of what is narrated with regards to that Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire

The meaning of what is narrated with regards Fatima, peace be upon her, that she is the Mistress of the women of all the worlds

The meaning of the Trusts which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, had ordered His servants to deliver to their people

The meaning of the Trusts that were presented upon the Heavens, the earth and the mountains, but which they refused to carry and feared, and which the human being carried

The meaning of the Abandoned Well and the Lofty Palace

The meaning of Tuba

The meaning of the hiding of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to four within four

The meaning of the column whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, saw during the Night of the Ascension, whose origin is of silver, center is of ruby and peridot and top is of red gold

The meaning of Prophethood

The meaning of the sun, the moon, zuhra  and Two farqads

The meaning of the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of the Means

The meaning of Three Sanctities

The meaning of disobedience to parents, fugitivity from masters and the sheep who strayed from the shepherd

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I am the Young Man, son of the Young Man, brother of the Young Man»

The meaning of adolescence and manhood

The meaning of the Father of Sand

The meaning of the Saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «I am Zaid bin Abd-Manaf bin ‘Amer bin Amru bin Mughaira bin Zaid bin Kilab»

The meaning of the Family of Yasin

The meaning of the narration that has been narrated of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Do not antagonize the Days, lest they antagonize you»

The chapter of the meaning of the Tree from which Adam and Hawwa’ ate

The chapter of the meaning of the Words received by Adam from his Lord, after which He accepted his repentance

The meaning of the Word of Godfearness

The meaning of the Words with which Ibrahim was tested by his Lord, which he completed

The chapter of the meaning of the Remaining Word in the descendants of Ibrahim, peace be upon him

The meaning of the Infallibility of the Imam

The meaning of the forbidding of the Fire for the spine that (was a cause to have) ejaculated the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, the belly (that was caring) that carried him and the home that cared for him

The meaning of the words in which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has gathered all goodness for Adam, peace be upon him

The meaning of the disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism

The meaning of impurity

The meaning of Iblees

The meaning of the kohl of Iblees, the material he licks and his snuffle

The meaning of the Stoned

The meaning of the Treasure of Speech

The meaning of the Concealed Things

The meaning of the Master of Forgiveness-seeking

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «Beware from being benefactors»

The meaning of equivalence and thankfulness

The meaning of the knowledge which ignorance of does not harm, and which knowledge of does not benefit

The meaning of the hypocrite

The meaning of complaint during illness

The meaning of the wind that causes forgetfulness and bestows

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «People are two: one who relieves, and another who rests»

The meaning of the secret and what is more hidden

The meaning of the Arabization of the Nabatean, and the Nabateaization of the Arab

The chapter of the meaning of what has been narrated with regards to that a woman has no equal, neither for her good, nor for her bad

The chapter of the meaning of consulting Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He

The chapter of the meaning of aggravation

The chapter of the meaning of the most sincere of names and the best of them

The chapter of the meaning of the unseen and the witnessed

The chapter of the meaning of that which deceives the eyes

The chapter of the meaning of the kantar

The meaning of baheera, sa’iba, waseela and haam

The meaning of the cruel and the villainous

The meaning of the drinking of thirsty cattle

The meaning of the two small, the two big and the two guises

The meaning of generosity of the grace

The meaning of the evil-wisher

The meaning of few

Another meaning of few

The meaning of the report which narrated that ill-omen is in three: in a woman, a riding animal and a home

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Any man who leaves two dinars, they are to burn between his eye»

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن أبي أسامة زيد الشحام، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام ما ابتلي المؤمن بشئ أشد عليه من خصال ثلاث يحرمها. قيل: وما هي؟ قال: المؤاساة في ذات يده، والانصاف من نفسه، وذكر الله كثيرا، أما إني لا أقول لكم: سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر ولكن ذكر الله عندما أحل له وعندما حرم عليه.

1.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Usama, Zaid al-Shahham, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: A believer has not been trialed with anything more difficult upon him than three traits which he prevents. It was said: And what are they? He said: Consolation with what is in his hand, fairness towards himself and mentioning Allah abundantly. Alas, I am, indeed, saying to you, verily: «Glory be to Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Greater» however, (I mean) it to mention Allah when things are granted to him and when things are prevented upon him.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن ابن المغيرة، عن أبي الصباح الكناني، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: من أشد ما عمل العباد إنصاف المرء من نفسه ومؤاساة المرء أخاه وذكر الله على كل حال. قال: قلت أصلحك الله وما وجه ذكر الله على كل حال؟ قال يذكر الله عند المعصية يهم بها فيحول ذكر الله بينه وبين تلك المعصية، وهو قول الله عز وجل: " إن الذين اتقوا إذا مسهم طائف من الشيطان تذكروا فإذا هم مبصرون ".

2.	My father, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from his father, from Ibn Mughaira, from Abu’s-Sabah al-Kinani, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: Among the most difficult of what servants have done, is the individual’s fairness towards himself, the individual’s consolation with his brother and mentioning Allah in all cases. He said: I said: May Allah rectify you, and what is the indication of mentioning Allah in all cases? He said: That one mentions Allah at the committing of an act of disobedience that one intends, at which the mentioning of Allah appears between him and between that act of disobedience. That is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Indeed, those who are godfearing, if they are touched by an impulse from Shaytan, they remember Allah, and at once they are insightful.» (7:201)

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن هشام بن سالم، عن زرارة، عن الحسين البزاز   قال: قال لي أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ألا أحدثك بأشد ما فرض الله الله عز وجل على خلقه؟ قلت بلى قال إنصاف الناس من نفسك ومواساتك لأخيك  ، وذكر الله في كل موطن، أما إني لا أقول: " سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر " وإن كان هذا من ذلك ولكن ذكر الله في كل موطن إذا هجمت على طاعة أو معصية.

3.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Hisham bin Salim, from Zurara, from Hasan al-Bazzaz, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said to me: Shall I not tell you of the most difficult which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, obliged upon His creation? I said: Sure. (He said:) [1] That you are fair with people towards yourself, your consolation with your brother and mentioning Allah in every place. Alas, I am, indeed, saying, verily: «Glory be to Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Greater». Although this is from that, however, (I mean) mentioning Allah in every place, (regardless) if you were to approach an act of obedience or an act of disobedience.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال عن علي بن عقبة، عن أبي جارود المنذر الكندي   عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أشد الأعمال ثلاثة: إنصاف الناس من نفسك حتى لا ترضى لها منهم بشئ إلا رضيت لهم منها بمثله، ومؤاساتك الأخ في المال، وذكر الله على كل حال. ليس " سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر " فقط ولكن إذا ورد عليك شئ أمر الله به أخذت به وإذا ورد عليك شئ نهى عنه تركته.

4.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Ibn Faddal, from Ali bin ‘Aqaba, from Abu’l-Jaroud, Mundhri al-Kindi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The most difficult of acts are three: Fairness towards people from yourself until you are not pleased for yourself, from them, with anything except that you are pleased for them, from yourself, likewise; your consolation with a brother with regards to property; and mentioning Allah in all cases. It is not (to say) «Glory be to Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Greater» only, however, (it is that) whenever something comes to you which Allah has ordered to, you take it, and when something comes to you which Allah has forbidden, you abandon it.

وقد روي في خبر آخر عن الصادق عليه السلام أنه سئل عن قول الله عز وجل: " اذكروا الله ذكرا كثيرا   " ما هذا الذكر الكثير؟ قال: من سبح تسبيح فاطمة عليها السلام فقد ذكر الله الذكر الكثير.

5.	It has been narrated in another report from al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he was asked about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Mention Allah an abundant mentioning» (33:41): What is this mentioning in abundance? He said: The one who glorifies reciting the Glorification of (what was performed by) Fatima, peace be upon her, has certainly mentioned Allah an abundant mentioning.

حدثنا بذلك محمد بن الحسن - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد قال: حدثنا أبو محمد جعفر بن أحمد بن سعيد البجلي ابن أخي صفوان بن يحيى، عن علي بن أسباط، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن أبي الصباح بن نعيم العائذي، عن محمد بن مسلم، قال: في حديث يقول في آخره: تسبيح فاطمة عليها السلام من ذكر الله الكثير الذي قال الله عز وجل: " واذكروني أذكركم ".

We were told of that by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Abu Muhammed, Ja’far bin Ahmad bin Sa’eed al-Bajali, the son of the brother from Sawfan bin Yahya, from Ali bin Asbat, from Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Abu’s-Sabah bin Na’eem al-‘A’idhi, from Muhammed bin Muslim, that he said in a narration in which he says in its ending: The Glorification of (what was performed by) Fatima, peace be upon him, is among the mentioning of Allah in abundance about which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said: «So mention Me, (and) I will mention you.» (2:152)

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 183